Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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